And when she goth to temple and hoom ageyn, Is wery of his craft with-in a throwe; And prively he doth his shippes dighte, 1270 (350) 1275 1280 (360) 1285 1290 (370) 1295 My destinee is sone for to saile; For which, me thinketh, brosten is myn herte!' 1300 And taketh her with-in his armes two. 'Is that in ernest,' quod she; 'wil ye so? (380) Have ye nat sworn to wyve me to take, 1305 Alas! what womman wil ye of me make? 1273. C. Tn. A. Th. Not; F. B. Wot. ringes. 1275. All but C. ins. and before 1281. C. F. T. B. reame; Tn. P. ream; Th. realme; A. regne. 1285. C. A. P. so; rest thus. 1296. C. A. so sore me; Add. sore me; rest I am a gentil-woman and a queen, 1310 (390) She falleth him to fote, and swowneth there Dischevele, with her brighte gilte here, 1315 And seith, have mercy! let me with yow ryde! Wil me destroyen only for your sake. And, so ye wil me now to wyve take, As ye han sworn, than wol I yive yow leve I am with childe, and yive my child his lyf. A cloth he lafte, and eek his swerd stonding, 1314. C. to-fore (for to fote). 1313. C. gre; rest degree (degre). C. T. A. Add. so; rest om. F. now me; I yet; Tn. C. T. A. Th. yit shall I. 1324. C. hauyth; rest haue. yif. editions omit these trvo lines. F. Tn. B. vpon. 1332. C. lafte; F. lefte. om. hit. 1320 (400) 1325 1330 (410) 1335 1319. 1322. F. shal 1323. C. T. yeue; F. yive; Tn. 1326, 1327. The old printed 1327. C. on to; T. A. Add. vnto; 1330. C. Thus; rest And thus. C. Tn. laft; F. lefte. And seide, 'O cloth, whyl Iupiter hit leste, And, whan she mighte her tyme wel espye, 1340 (420) 1345 1350 And with his swerd she roof her to the herte. But, as myn autour seith, right thus she seyde; Or she was hurt, before that she deyde, (430) 'Right so,' quod she, 'as that the whyte swan 1355 Ayeins his deeth beginneth for to singe, om. now. For wel I woot that it is al in vain, Sin that the goddes been contraire to me. 1360 But sin my name is lost through yow,' quod she, (440) 1365 'I may wel lese a word on yow, or letter, 1338. All but T. A. Add. insert swete after O. 1339. F. Tn. Th. B. P. C. and brynge it of this onreste; Tn. T. Th. P. Add. vnbynde me of this vnreste; F. B. vnbynde me of this reste (!); A. me bynd of myn vnrest; I follow Tn. T. Th. P. Add. 1345. F. Tn. Th. P. om. a. C. tendite; rest to endite (endyte). 1346. A. P. Add. suster; C. T. A. sistir; rest sustren (!). 1347. C. T. A. P. Add. thing; rest thinges. Tn. rof. 1352. C. A. right; P. om.; rest yet (yit). 1351. C. 1353. A. Add. before that; C. F. T. Th. B. byforn or (byforne er); P. and befor or. 1356. C. Azens; A. Aзeynes; 1357. C. T. A. Add. make I; rest I make. 1355. C. A. that; T. Add. doth; rest om. rest om. 1360. A. contrair; P. contrarie; 1363. C. T. A. P. Add. that; But who wol al this letter have in minde, Rede Ovide, and in him he shal hit finde. Explicit Legenda Didonis martiris, Cartaginis regine. IV. THE LEGEND OF HYPSIPYLE AND MEDEA. Incipit Legenda Ysiphile et Medee, Martirum. PART I. THe Legend OF HYPSIPYLE. THOU rote of false lovers, duk Iasoun! 1370 1375 (10), 1380 That love with false loveres werketh so; 1385 For they shul have wel better love and chere Than he that hath aboght his love ful dere, (20) Or had in armes many a blody box. 1366. Tn. P. who; rest who so, or who that. rest repeat gentil. C. has tendere wemen gentil. Tn. Th. farsed; B. forsed; P. filled; T. versyd. 1370. A. T. Add. tender; 1373. A. C. farced; F. 1375. P. A. thy; rest om. 1377. Here MS. P. ends. 1386. C. T. A. Th. Add. love and; F. Tn. B. and gretter. 1387. C. A. abought; rest bought. C. T. A. Add. his; rest om. 1389. C. et (=eteth); rest eteth (etith). Thogh he be fals and hath the foul betrayed, In Tessalye, as Guido telleth us, That had a brother, which that highte Eson; Of al his regne, and made him lord and king. 1391. C. hath; rest om. (badly). 1390 1395 (30) 1400 1405 (40) 1410 1415 (50) 1420 1392. C. T. Add. Al haue he; F. Alle thof he haue. 1396. F. Tn. B. and; rest as. C. Guido; T. A. Guydo; Add. Gwydo; F. Tn. Th. B. Ouyde. 1397. F. Tn. B. knyght; rest kyng (see 1. 1401); see note. 1405. So C.; rest Of fredom, of strength, and of lustynesse. 1409. C. T. Add. hadde. 1418. C. To syndyn; T. Add. To send; Tn. Th. B. That to senden; F. That to selden (!). |